Fairleigh Dickinson University has announced a new partnership with Edcor Data Services, a leading provider of education benefit administration, to provide employees of participating Edcor client organizations with expanded access to affordable, high-quality degree programs.
Through the agreement, eligible employees of participating companies will receive significant tuition discounts on select undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered by FDU. The partnership is designed to help working professionals advance their education while balancing career and personal commitments.
"At Fairleigh Dickinson University, we are committed to making higher education accessible to working adults seeking to advance their careers," said Jennifer Sipila, vice provost for Academic Affairs and executive director of Lifelong Learning at FDU. "Our partnership with Edcor extends that commitment by providing employees across a broad range of organizations with a flexible and affordable pathway to earning an FDU degree."
The agreement includes discounted tuition for the following FDU programs:
- Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies
- Master of Administrative Science
- Master of Public Administration
- Master of Healthcare Administration
- Master of Science in Homeland Security Administration
These programs are designed to equip professionals with practical leadership, management, and analytical skills that can be immediately applied in today's workplace.
Edcor is a third-party administrator with more than 45 years of experience managing employee education benefits. The company works with Fortune 1000 clients nationwide on tuition assistance and reimbursement, academic advising, student loan repayment, scholarships, and other education programs.
“Pairing FDU’s superior academic quality with tuition savings translates to our client employees moving forward in their careers without taking on the financial stress that usually comes with going back to school, resulting in a win-win for all parties,” said Sara Van Wagoner, vice president of Corporate Growth at Edcor.
For more information about FDU's programs for working professionals, visit fdu.edu.
Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jersey’s largest private university system with multiple campuses, including Florham Park and Teaneck in New Jersey, as well as Vancouver. The university offers more than 100 degrees and disciplines from associate to Ph.D. in disciplines and careers from the traditional liberal arts and sciences — biology to philosophy — engineering, nursing, criminal justice, psychology, computer science, electronic filmmaking as well as digital design, communication studies, and fine arts, among many others.
